West Virginia · 1959

Top 100 names in West Virginia, 1959, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	493
#2	Debra	444
#3	Pamela	423
#4	Donna	416
#5	Tammy	400
#6	Kathy	383
#7	Linda	375
#8	Deborah	353
#9	Patricia	334
#10	Brenda	324
#11	Teresa	317
#12	Karen	311
#13	Kimberly	296
#14	Sandra	294
#15	Susan	284
#16	Debbie	271
#17	Barbara	251
#18	Cheryl	234
#19	Cynthia	232
#20	Rebecca	230
#21	Lisa	221
#22	Sharon	211
#23	Nancy	196
#24	Connie	194
#25	Robin	193
#26	Cathy	188
#27	Elizabeth	173
#28	Janet	167
#29	Joyce	161
#30	Terri	153
#31	Cindy	153
#32	Carol	152
#33	Diana	144
#34	Beverly	129
#35	Rhonda	127
#36	Vickie	121
#37	Carolyn	120
#38	Sherry	117
#39	Peggy	117
#40	Tina	115
#41	Judy	115
#42	Betty	108
#43	Darlene	104
#44	Vicki	91
#45	Anita	88
#46	Jennifer	87
#47	Sheila	86
#48	Catherine	82
#49	Kim	82
#50	Margaret	82
#51	Paula	82
#52	Anna	81
#53	Bonnie	81
#54	Virginia	80
#55	Denise	78
#56	Diane	76
#57	Rita	76
#58	Martha	75
#59	Julie	73
#60	Kelly	72
#61	Carla	69
#62	Marsha	68
#63	Kathryn	68
#64	Valerie	68
#65	Terry	63
#66	Theresa	63
#67	Drema	63
#68	Janice	62
#69	Ruth	62
#70	Tamara	62
#71	Becky	61
#72	Rose	61
#73	Angela	61
#74	Laura	60
#75	Judith	59
#76	Stephanie	58
#77	Shirley	57
#78	Jane	57
#79	Beth	56
#80	Patty	55
#81	Regina	54
#82	Phyllis	52
#83	Wanda	51
#84	Charlotte	49
#85	Christine	49
#86	Shelia	48
#87	Katherine	47
#88	Alice	47
#89	Amy	47
#90	Penny	46
#91	Loretta	46
#92	Dorothy	45
#93	Melissa	45
#94	Sarah	44
#95	Belinda	44
#96	Annette	44
#97	Lori	43
#98	Roberta	43
#99	Crystal	43
#100	Sally	43

Uniquely popular in West Virginia

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Drema	63	34	1
Dreama	25	14	0
Della	23	13	3
Tammy	400	218	68
Crystal	43	23	8
Marsha	68	37	12
Wilma	20	11	4
Tamra	20	11	4
Billie	20	11	4
Kimberly	296	162	63
Connie	194	106	43
Vickie	121	66	27

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.